Christophe Perrot‐Minot returned to his family domaine in Morey‐St‐Denis in 1991 after spending several years in Burgundy’s Cote d’Or working as a courtier, or liaison between growers and negociants. Prior to his arrival, his father Henri had operated primarily as a grower, selling the majority of the family production in bulk. With the arrival of his son Christophe, the focus was shifted and all but a small portion of the Passetoutgrain was now being bottled under the Perrot‐Minot label.

Early on, Christophe was determined, and the young, articulate vigneron spent the first several years experimenting and learning. In 2000 he was able to increase the small Perrot‐Minot domaine by purchasing the Pernin‐Rossin estate. The acquisition gave Christophe many old‐vine parcels in the Cote‐de‐Nuits, bringing the total area of the domaine to more than 9 hectares.

The winemaking begins with exceptionally vigorous sorting of the grapes, first in the vineyard and then on two tables de tri. The grapes are destemmed before one week of cool pre-maceration, followed by fermentation with pumping over preferred to punching down, especially for the more fine-boned appellations such as Chambolle-Musigny.

While many producers make their Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru from a blend of Charmes- and Mazoyères-Chambertin (allowed for this AOC), Perrot-Minot make both Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru and Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru – so distinct in personality it’s a wonder why anyone is permitted to blend them.